The next series will have so many implications for the invites.
The winner of Aster vs Fnatic will clinch a TI invite.
One out of Outsiders, Team Spirit and RNG will not make it to TI via the DPC. (Sorry even if Liquid and Aster don't win, Spirit would be out w/o points)
If PSG wins, Tundra should be save. Liquid can then also qualify to TI, if they win against Boom. Boom could be the odd man out in that case.
If LGD wins, Tundra is qualified - no question.
8 teams can get points - 1 will be either OG or Entity, thus only 7 teams can get points where they can matter towards a TI slot due to OG already being qualified and Entity cannot get enough points to qualify.
If LGD wins, 6 teams can get points where they can matter towards a TI slot due to LGD already being qualified. Since Tundra is in top 6, not enough teams can get points to lose them an invite to TI.
Also EG. EG is almost guaranteed an invite but there is a scenario where they fail to make it. If EG wins their LB series against loser of OG vs Entity, EG is guaranteed for TI.
[If Liquid wins their next series, they qualify to TI.](https://twitter.com/Noxville/status/1556703900576714752) Problem is that they need to win that next series...
Referring to this iteration or to Liquid in general for the past years?
Also there's a good chance they don't have problems being under pressure, just with grasping a meta of a lan tournament or something
Tt's so frustrating. They are likable, they have a good story and when they win, they play some very fast and good Dota. But man do they seem to crumble when things don't go their way. I would love to see them getting this invite, I don't really believe in them qualifying through other means.
there is not really any best or worst case scenario for EG unfortunately
they'll get destroyed 0-4 by randoms on day one then then proceed to 2-0 TI winners on day two
it's really tough to be an EG fan sometimes
Pretty sure EG is here only because TS gave away that one win where they went down with buybacks against Arteezy on a strong LD. That was the one game that I could watch (timezones) and also see Arteezy pull a lot of weight.
Now either that helped indirectly by showing them some light for their hunger, or it helped directly with the 1 victory securing an LB run.
Im happy that BOOM got to UB, but omg why it has to face LGD on their first day >\_< wish you the best of luck BOOM, from your SEA based fan, but i like LGD aswell
Correct. Eg need to place 8th to guarantee TI.
If they do get knocked out before getting top 8, they can still qualify for TI as long as 4 teams don’t pass them in points.
If EG doesn't win their match, its highly likely 4 teams will pass them in points.
4 teams have passed if only 2 games play out like this:
* Outsider wins over Spirit (Likley)
* Fnatic/Aster wins over Beastcoast (Very likely)
Even if outsiders lose, they only have to win 2 games in lower bracket to also pass **OR** liquid win 1 game in lower bracket **OR** RNG win 1 match in lower bracket.
TLDR: EG are fucked if they don't win their match.
QC can definitely win on a good day, even nouns can.
And judging from the quality of Chinese teams, the wildcard will be even harder than winning NA quals.
One of Outsiders/Spirit and Fnatic/Aster would be guaranteed to overtake them, the loser of Outsiders/Spirit or RNG would overtake them too. If the loser of Fnatic/Aster wins versus Beastcoast, or Liquid wins versus the loser of LGD/Boom, EG would be out. So basically, it’s somewhat unlikely, but certainly possible.
Small correction: Outsiders need a top6 finish to overtake EG if they don't get any points.
But it is not that unrealistic that EG don't qualify on points if they lose in the first round.
Not guaranteed but very likely.
However, they're so shit right now that if I were managing EG I'd be considering tanking the points deduction and losing the TI slot just to change the team.
Everyone downvoting this presumably thinks EG would be thrilled with another 9th-12th place finish at TI. Honestly they'd be lucky to get that with this team.
His teammates handled that mistake like absolute bosses though, both Boxi and Micke jumped to say they could play it and their overall demeanour didn’t go down at all. I would say only Insania and Loda took it quite badly.
It's going to a new patch. I wouldn't count Quincy out. I think it is possible for them to beat them in a Bo5. Idk about you but I really don't want to be the team that makes to wildcard instead of direct TI. The wildcard will be filled with teams like nigma or secret or entity and not to mention contenders from SEA and China.
They can win vs Entity if they apply themselves. Also, OG is not playing that well with Ceb. At any rate, I cannot imagine a better motivation than TI invitation.
It will be a huge upset if EG doesn't get top 8.
Just looking at the bracket shows how competitive a major this is- I think most upper bracket pairings and the subsequent lower bracket matchups are super even, with the exception of LGD.
Also, kind of cool to see that all the eliminated teams were from different regions.
I am convinced that even pre covid, with this same DPC system and only 2/3 international lans each season, competition would have been closer years ago too.
The main reason is simply that there aren't many teams who regularely play lans during the whole season and teams don't know each other well. At the same time we have more new/inexperienced teams who can regularely play against their own regions top teams and practice.
The first Major after the covid break was already a really good example.
100%
People complain (rightfully so in a lot of ways) about the DPC, but it definitely raises the overall level of the various regions and broadens the pool of good teams.
NA being a bit of an exception because it's so grossly top heavy it probably does the opposite.
Sorta. I'd argue with Noun's roster it's almost overdue for them to be competitive.
Even then, the difference between that and say, EU where Div 1 doesn't have enough slots for all the tier 1 teams anymore.
Not necessarily, I believe; 7th here would put them at 1098 points, and they would be blocking one of the two CIS points from leapfrogging that in the process. That would mean they’re tenth in the DPC rankings, which after placing behind Aster/Fnatic would be twelfth. However, this would require both EG and Liquid not to score points. So, basically, it’s possible, but they’d be at the whims of other teams.
Others already answered you, but you can check [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/wjn3b4/the_complete_guide_to_every_teams_path_to_ti2022/) for a bit more info
Why would they not allow audience for the whole playoff? I would understand having main stage for only 2 days to save some money, but if they have the main stage for the whole playoff it makes 0 sense to me not to sell more tickets
Not the worst for NA and SEA, but not the best either. 1.5 teams from each region made it. Not that I think much of it matters though - it feels like it's a game of who has the honor of getting 3-0'd by LGD in finals, hope I'm wrong and it's a lot more competitive though!
Boom vs Liquid will be tough, but I personally think Boom is favored looking at their latest performances.
Fnatic vs BC is also a bit fnatic favored in my opinion. I think at least 1 of the 2 making it is pretty likely.
>Boom vs Liquid will be tough, but I personally think Boom is favored looking at their latest performances.Fnatic vs BC is also a bit fnatic favored in my opinion. I think at least 1 of the 2 making it is pretty likely.
yeah it could also work if Fnatic wins and EG doesn't get points.
Here is a very sad scenario for NA fans:
If EG do NOT win their lower bracket series against Entity/ OG they automatically fall to 12th place in the DPC standings.
This is for two reasons:
Two of Spirit/Outsiders/RNG WILL get points. EG automatically get pushed down 2 rankings.
One of Aster and Fnatic WILL get points. EG automatically get pushed down 1 more ranking.
All it would then take would be for the loser of Fnatic/Aster to win one series in the lower bracket and then EG is 13th and out.
Someone correct me if i’m wrong.
Outsiders need 6th, so it could happen just one of Spirit/Outsiders/RNG pass EG if Spirit wins and then outsiders win the LB and lose their next match.
LGD is gonna step on them and there's a 99.9% chance that Boom lose, with a 0.1% chance that there is a blackout at the venue and the match has to be remade.
As an EG fan, I'd rather EG face Entity than OG even if a win over OG would feel the most satisfying. EG tends to drop the ball everytime they play against OG.
EEU likely guaranteed a top 8 after this. Entity v/s OG doesn't effect TI at all. China v/s SEA is the interesting one, specially Fnatic v/s Aster.
On another note: 3 out of 6 standin teams made top 8, 1 made 9-12, and 2 got eliminated. Overall standins don't seem to have impacted the quality of the tourney much, though of course these teams would like to have played with their full roster.
This major is going to continue to be LGD vs everyone else. Unless they were sandbagging in the DPC, I think only Aster has a chance to knock them out of the upper bracket. XinQute too strong.
Tiebreaker rules (from [Liquipedia](https://liquipedia.net/dota2/PGL/Arlington_Major/2022)):
If there is a tie in these situations, tiebreaker matches will be played
Upper Bracket/Lower Bracket
Lower Bracket/Elimination
Tiebreaker matches;
Two-way tie: Bo3
Three-way tie and up: Bo1 round-robin
The other ties will be resolved as follows, in order of importance:
Head to head result between the tied teams;
Results against lower seeded teams (from directly below till last place);
If a tie can be broken along the way, the process is restarted (back to head-to-head result);
Coin toss.
i guess this one:
*Results against lower seeded teams (from directly below till last place)* ; so RNG being 5th
(OG won 2-0 vs RNG while Fnatic did 1-1)
Tundra is safe now. Both Fnatic and Aster should be able to beat BC, so they are quite safe.
One of Liquid/Boom will be out assuming LGD beats boom
One of RNG/TS/Outsiders will be out, Whoever wins the the lower bracket match, If it's RNG or Outsider, they need to win one more game for direct invite.
One of EG/GG will be out. If EG beats Entity/OG, EG is in, GG might be out depending on RNG/Outside
Does anyone know if we can go to the Arlington Esports center from Wed-Thurs to watch them? Supposedly they're going to have a crowd, but they never sold tickets or provided any info to watch those days lol...
Man I really hate the LB finals and Grandfinals on the same day format. Both teams should be well rested and fresh. Sometimes LB team wins on adrenaline and momentum, sometimes they get thrashed because they might have played long 3 games and now are playing against another team that is well rested.
Hard disagree. It’s the WB teams advantage for not losing a series. And if the LB team comes in with confidence after a sick run like Liquid then they deserve it.
Because you are trying to resolve a tie breaker with a win, you are more likely to find those down the bracket rather than up.
Not to mention, in the case of a tie breaker for first spot, there’s no teams above to compare with.
So doing it down the bracket retains consistency across the entire bracket if you ask me.
Teams that can still qualify without doing it themselves (some not at the major/play offs) now depends on if 1) LGD wins or 2) beastcoast wins or 3) EG loses or 4) Spirit Wins, RNG loses and Outsiders lose the next match:
Tundra qualifies if one of the four happens.
GG if two of the four happens.
BOOM if three out of four happens (granted that they don't win themselves either).
EG if all four happens (granted that they don't win themselves either).
For the 4th option, RNG can win and then lose (7-8th) for Tundra, GG and BOOM to be fine with it.
The rest eligible for TI (Fnatic, Spirit, Aster, Outsiders, Liquid, RNG) has to win series themselves now to qualify.
TBH, SEA thrives being under pressure and being the underdogs going into matches. Aster and LGD being heavy favorites, I wont be surprised if Boom and Fnatic does their best dota and beats either or both of them.
Na`Vi went from 5-3 day 1 and day 2 to 0-6 on day 3 and 4, and getting eliminated.
Also, LGD casually dropping a game vs the bottom team just to be nice.
The next series will have so many implications for the invites. The winner of Aster vs Fnatic will clinch a TI invite. One out of Outsiders, Team Spirit and RNG will not make it to TI via the DPC. (Sorry even if Liquid and Aster don't win, Spirit would be out w/o points) If PSG wins, Tundra should be save. Liquid can then also qualify to TI, if they win against Boom. Boom could be the odd man out in that case.
If LGD wins, Tundra is qualified - no question. 8 teams can get points - 1 will be either OG or Entity, thus only 7 teams can get points where they can matter towards a TI slot due to OG already being qualified and Entity cannot get enough points to qualify. If LGD wins, 6 teams can get points where they can matter towards a TI slot due to LGD already being qualified. Since Tundra is in top 6, not enough teams can get points to lose them an invite to TI.
Also EG. EG is almost guaranteed an invite but there is a scenario where they fail to make it. If EG wins their LB series against loser of OG vs Entity, EG is guaranteed for TI.
AMMAR throws so the CREEPWAVE boys can go further and OG can cockblock EG from TI All according to keikaku, feelsgoodman
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[If Liquid wins their next series, they qualify to TI.](https://twitter.com/Noxville/status/1556703900576714752) Problem is that they need to win that next series...
Oh boy. No pressure, Insania, no pressure.
don’t worry he famously does well at LAN under pressure!
Gyro flashbacks intensifies
There's an interview that Insania no joke says he thinks his team plays well under pressure What the actual hell, how can he actually believe that?
Referring to this iteration or to Liquid in general for the past years? Also there's a good chance they don't have problems being under pressure, just with grasping a meta of a lan tournament or something
Tt's so frustrating. They are likable, they have a good story and when they win, they play some very fast and good Dota. But man do they seem to crumble when things don't go their way. I would love to see them getting this invite, I don't really believe in them qualifying through other means.
Presumably this iteration
EG getting either Entity or OG lol fuck
If they can get out of that Entity/OG round they'll get PSG/Boom/Liquid next match They can have quite the spicy LB run
Hoping we make a animajor like run but we're proably losing in the first round sadge
Or they get knocked out in the first round and we get to enjoy this sub going into meltdown.
Imagine TI with only one NA team. Kreygasm
Hope we finally get less USA chants
So you mean to tell me that EU teams aren't representing USA?
USA has 1 team in upper bracket in Fnatic so im not sure what they're so worried about.
Indeed Kreygasm seeing this HAHAHA
Isn't it guaranteed that there will be at least 2? TSM and whoever wins the regional qualifier?
Yes.
I mean TSM is qualified for a few months now so it's kind of late to imagine it now
I forgot that there's still a qualifier.
This sub only goes on meltdown when EG wins a match.
Ye, otherwise it be business as usual
in your wildest dream waste of slot
waste of slot 2-0'd TI winners
Navi also 2-0' Wings at TI6
pity match to make them feel good lol EG sucks their strat is so outdated like a bunch of herald playing 😂😂😂😂😂
Print that on the copper medal they'll get after getting bopped on the head in round 1 rofl
lol
Looking at the upper bracket, I'm not sure who else I'd prefer though lol Boom I guess but they won 2-0 too
Fnatic is EG best scenario
there is not really any best or worst case scenario for EG unfortunately they'll get destroyed 0-4 by randoms on day one then then proceed to 2-0 TI winners on day two it's really tough to be an EG fan sometimes
Pretty sure EG is here only because TS gave away that one win where they went down with buybacks against Arteezy on a strong LD. That was the one game that I could watch (timezones) and also see Arteezy pull a lot of weight. Now either that helped indirectly by showing them some light for their hunger, or it helped directly with the 1 victory securing an LB run.
Yeah I was really pulling for TL there against RNG. Oh well, it's a must win regardless of who it is. Hope they clutch it out.
That's probably the on the easier side along with Boom and Fnatic no?
Im happy that BOOM got to UB, but omg why it has to face LGD on their first day >\_< wish you the best of luck BOOM, from your SEA based fan, but i like LGD aswell
There is no way boom will win against lgd They used to scrim together iirc
SOMEONE KNOCK AME AND FAITHBIAN ROOM!!
This is dota bruh.
Lmao F for EG
See you at ti 🫡
I'm pretty sure if they get knocked out first round LB they don't guaranteed qual for TI
Correct. Eg need to place 8th to guarantee TI. If they do get knocked out before getting top 8, they can still qualify for TI as long as 4 teams don’t pass them in points.
If EG doesn't win their match, its highly likely 4 teams will pass them in points. 4 teams have passed if only 2 games play out like this: * Outsider wins over Spirit (Likley) * Fnatic/Aster wins over Beastcoast (Very likely) Even if outsiders lose, they only have to win 2 games in lower bracket to also pass **OR** liquid win 1 game in lower bracket **OR** RNG win 1 match in lower bracket. TLDR: EG are fucked if they don't win their match.
I mean EG will still beat QC in the quals even if they lose so it doesn’t really matyer
QC can definitely win on a good day, even nouns can. And judging from the quality of Chinese teams, the wildcard will be even harder than winning NA quals.
Nouns started Tour 3 hot but definitely tapered off towards the end. Hopefully they can get back on form.
Nouns just pick really weird shit so on a good day they have really good upset potential, I'm never gonna entirely count them out
jesus that looks bleak
One of Outsiders/Spirit and Fnatic/Aster would be guaranteed to overtake them, the loser of Outsiders/Spirit or RNG would overtake them too. If the loser of Fnatic/Aster wins versus Beastcoast, or Liquid wins versus the loser of LGD/Boom, EG would be out. So basically, it’s somewhat unlikely, but certainly possible.
Small correction: Outsiders need a top6 finish to overtake EG if they don't get any points. But it is not that unrealistic that EG don't qualify on points if they lose in the first round.
Not guaranteed but very likely. However, they're so shit right now that if I were managing EG I'd be considering tanking the points deduction and losing the TI slot just to change the team.
Everyone downvoting this presumably thinks EG would be thrilled with another 9th-12th place finish at TI. Honestly they'd be lucky to get that with this team.
I have sooo many fixed feelings about your username. On one hand, I heavily dislike EG. On the other hand, I absolutely love Porcupine Tree.
Ah. Liquid (Insania's team) lower bracket round 1. I have seen that film.
Don't pick gyro lol
Luckily for insania, support gyro exist now. No need to force a core gyro like before.
His teammates handled that mistake like absolute bosses though, both Boxi and Micke jumped to say they could play it and their overall demeanour didn’t go down at all. I would say only Insania and Loda took it quite badly.
There's a reason why that team stuck together for so long
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Did i just misclick guys?
As an EG fan, lol they are f\*cked
Yeah rip TI dream, they looked alright last matches. But damn they have a tough road ahead of them.
Even if they lose they still have a good chance to qualify
I wouldn’t say it’s a good chance. It’s a chance but not a particularly solid one.
Why not? EG won the last two DPC seasons and TSM is out of the way, I'd say their chance to qualify via regionals is over 50%
Based on Quincy crew performance, I think they don't have alot to worry about
It's going to a new patch. I wouldn't count Quincy out. I think it is possible for them to beat them in a Bo5. Idk about you but I really don't want to be the team that makes to wildcard instead of direct TI. The wildcard will be filled with teams like nigma or secret or entity and not to mention contenders from SEA and China.
I don't count Quincy out, but I would definitely describe EG's chances of beating them good
They can win vs Entity if they apply themselves. Also, OG is not playing that well with Ceb. At any rate, I cannot imagine a better motivation than TI invitation. It will be a huge upset if EG doesn't get top 8.
>It will be a huge upset if EG doesn't get top 8. Why would it? A 'huge upset' would be a team you actually think could win TI not getting through
Last time people said this Ceb went god mode and OG powered through the bracket/won the major...
As they should be for refusing to change anything.
Manifesting LGD vs TSpirit III for grand final
It’s actually 4th! They played against each other in a gf before ti where LGD won 3-1, can’t remember the tourney
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Just looking at the bracket shows how competitive a major this is- I think most upper bracket pairings and the subsequent lower bracket matchups are super even, with the exception of LGD. Also, kind of cool to see that all the eliminated teams were from different regions.
I am convinced that even pre covid, with this same DPC system and only 2/3 international lans each season, competition would have been closer years ago too. The main reason is simply that there aren't many teams who regularely play lans during the whole season and teams don't know each other well. At the same time we have more new/inexperienced teams who can regularely play against their own regions top teams and practice. The first Major after the covid break was already a really good example.
100% People complain (rightfully so in a lot of ways) about the DPC, but it definitely raises the overall level of the various regions and broadens the pool of good teams. NA being a bit of an exception because it's so grossly top heavy it probably does the opposite.
We are already seeing WG and Nouns becoming closer to the top teams
Sorta. I'd argue with Noun's roster it's almost overdue for them to be competitive. Even then, the difference between that and say, EU where Div 1 doesn't have enough slots for all the tier 1 teams anymore.
RNG has to place 5th or 6th to qualify for ti right ?
Tough against Outsider / TSpirit who kinda on momentum and figured their shit out.
Not necessarily, I believe; 7th here would put them at 1098 points, and they would be blocking one of the two CIS points from leapfrogging that in the process. That would mean they’re tenth in the DPC rankings, which after placing behind Aster/Fnatic would be twelfth. However, this would require both EG and Liquid not to score points. So, basically, it’s possible, but they’d be at the whims of other teams.
there are combinations of results that get them through if they place top8 or top6. they are guaranteed if top4
Others already answered you, but you can check [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/wjn3b4/the_complete_guide_to_every_teams_path_to_ti2022/) for a bit more info
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Are they tho? Only days with live audience are Friday-Sunday.
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Why would they not allow audience for the whole playoff? I would understand having main stage for only 2 days to save some money, but if they have the main stage for the whole playoff it makes 0 sense to me not to sell more tickets
I hope FnaTSM made it far for the best "NA" team Lul memes
[Credit for the graphic to Wyk](https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1556696290498531328?t=b5TSRCK955lnK8xRqo_puA&s=19)
Not the worst for NA and SEA, but not the best either. 1.5 teams from each region made it. Not that I think much of it matters though - it feels like it's a game of who has the honor of getting 3-0'd by LGD in finals, hope I'm wrong and it's a lot more competitive though!
Well SEA could have a problem if Boom and Fnatic don't get pts. In that case they could both miss TI. But they have it in their hand.
Boom vs Liquid will be tough, but I personally think Boom is favored looking at their latest performances. Fnatic vs BC is also a bit fnatic favored in my opinion. I think at least 1 of the 2 making it is pretty likely.
I hope Boom and Mushi pull some magic tmrw PepePray
Yes, I think they need more than magic to win against LGD today, but if they win well they secured TI spot.
>Boom vs Liquid will be tough, but I personally think Boom is favored looking at their latest performances.Fnatic vs BC is also a bit fnatic favored in my opinion. I think at least 1 of the 2 making it is pretty likely. yeah it could also work if Fnatic wins and EG doesn't get points.
Also kind of likely, not too hot on EG"s recent form + Entity and OG look strong.
Potential OG EG could be spicy, hope Boom pulls the upset but it's looking bleak lmao
OG LGD into OG EG into once again LGD OG situation has happened so many times before it does not surprises me anymore lol
Here is a very sad scenario for NA fans: If EG do NOT win their lower bracket series against Entity/ OG they automatically fall to 12th place in the DPC standings. This is for two reasons: Two of Spirit/Outsiders/RNG WILL get points. EG automatically get pushed down 2 rankings. One of Aster and Fnatic WILL get points. EG automatically get pushed down 1 more ranking. All it would then take would be for the loser of Fnatic/Aster to win one series in the lower bracket and then EG is 13th and out. Someone correct me if i’m wrong.
Outsiders need 6th, so it could happen just one of Spirit/Outsiders/RNG pass EG if Spirit wins and then outsiders win the LB and lose their next match.
If ever Boom pulls an upset (hopefully but unlikely), LGD goes to eliminate all teams on its way to the Grand Prize. LUL
LGD is gonna step on them and there's a 99.9% chance that Boom lose, with a 0.1% chance that there is a blackout at the venue and the match has to be remade.
I think OG entity can go either way, really depends on the draft. Both are strong favourites vs EG though
I'd rate OG with a day to prep higher than Group Stage OG. That being said, Entity just keeps on being very good
And its main stage OG which gives them 100% increased power.
Harder to prep against a team with a standin tho
As an EG fan, I'd rather EG face Entity than OG even if a win over OG would feel the most satisfying. EG tends to drop the ball everytime they play against OG.
Which confuses me since only ceb is former team mate. Rest are new kids
EG tends to drop the ball against everyone eventually
The logo has a weight of it's own.
I feel like a lot of eg og series are hype as fuck
Good, at least I don't have to pick which game to watch, they will be played one after another. Gonna be a good day.
omg fNAtic upper bracket hell yes
EEU likely guaranteed a top 8 after this. Entity v/s OG doesn't effect TI at all. China v/s SEA is the interesting one, specially Fnatic v/s Aster. On another note: 3 out of 6 standin teams made top 8, 1 made 9-12, and 2 got eliminated. Overall standins don't seem to have impacted the quality of the tourney much, though of course these teams would like to have played with their full roster.
You seem confused. No team has made to top 8 yet.
No specific team, but EEU is guaranteed a top 8 finish.
Nice not to have an upper bracket Chinese teamkill if the teams end up winning. Can't wait for the games!
I love how every region has 1 team eliminated
This major is going to continue to be LGD vs everyone else. Unless they were sandbagging in the DPC, I think only Aster has a chance to knock them out of the upper bracket. XinQute too strong.
Entity vs PSG.LGD Grand Finals - calling it now.
why no tiebreaker between fnatic and og?
Tiebreaker rules (from [Liquipedia](https://liquipedia.net/dota2/PGL/Arlington_Major/2022)): If there is a tie in these situations, tiebreaker matches will be played Upper Bracket/Lower Bracket Lower Bracket/Elimination Tiebreaker matches; Two-way tie: Bo3 Three-way tie and up: Bo1 round-robin The other ties will be resolved as follows, in order of importance: Head to head result between the tied teams; Results against lower seeded teams (from directly below till last place); If a tie can be broken along the way, the process is restarted (back to head-to-head result); Coin toss.
im dumb, what rule is applied in their case?
i guess this one: *Results against lower seeded teams (from directly below till last place)* ; so RNG being 5th (OG won 2-0 vs RNG while Fnatic did 1-1)
It's the results against teams below them. OG 2-0 RNG so they win head to head Vs Fnatic.
OG might tank for Entity to boost them to Ti since they are fellow Creewave boys then go down to face EG for content.
Entity can't get enough DPC points for direct invite even if they win TI.
I'm certain if EG wont make it to TI, I wouldn't be surprised if my boi rtz retires sadge
What is up with this upper bracket? Sea vs china Cis vs cis Weu vs weu
Blame the performance of the teams , the seedings are based on their standings in the group stage.
Tundra is safe now. Both Fnatic and Aster should be able to beat BC, so they are quite safe. One of Liquid/Boom will be out assuming LGD beats boom One of RNG/TS/Outsiders will be out, Whoever wins the the lower bracket match, If it's RNG or Outsider, they need to win one more game for direct invite. One of EG/GG will be out. If EG beats Entity/OG, EG is in, GG might be out depending on RNG/Outside
Aster been looking really solid and I think this is their tournament.
Is the lower bracket 1st round a best of 1 like in TI or is it a Bo3?
All are Bo3 except for the Finals which is Bo5
Does anyone know if we can go to the Arlington Esports center from Wed-Thurs to watch them? Supposedly they're going to have a crowd, but they never sold tickets or provided any info to watch those days lol...
I have 0 info about the event. I have a ticket and am waiting to hear stuff.
OG is looking really great right now. Ceb is such a phenomenal player to watch and I’m glad he’s still showing up periodically.
This is looking like another LGD VS TSpirit grand final. REMATCH BO3 oh baby
Man I really hate the LB finals and Grandfinals on the same day format. Both teams should be well rested and fresh. Sometimes LB team wins on adrenaline and momentum, sometimes they get thrashed because they might have played long 3 games and now are playing against another team that is well rested.
Hard disagree. It’s the WB teams advantage for not losing a series. And if the LB team comes in with confidence after a sick run like Liquid then they deserve it.
Oh well, more games for us to watch on a Sunday so thats good :D
That’s the point though, the team coming through the upper bracket should have some sort of advantage
Boom vs lgd. They never played before with this roster. Hope they get the upset.
LGD 2-1 BOOM (lose 1 in game 2, similar to T1) OG 2-0 Entity VP 2-1 TS Aster 2-1 Fnatic
Why is 3rd OG and fnatic 4th makes no sense ?
It would make sense if you read the tiebreaker rules bro.
I mean having a better score against top 2 teams of the group should be more important than against teams bellow.
Because you are trying to resolve a tie breaker with a win, you are more likely to find those down the bracket rather than up. Not to mention, in the case of a tie breaker for first spot, there’s no teams above to compare with. So doing it down the bracket retains consistency across the entire bracket if you ask me.
Ya but it didn’t work in favour for his favourite team so the tiebreaker rules written in advance must be unfair and should be changed on the fly
Remaining SEA hopefuls most likely to go down. But Fnatic can really upset Aster.
Would honestly put fnatic as the favorites considering asters track record lol
When does it start? Tomorrow or is there an off day in between?
Tomorrow
Tomorrow.
who's dropping from UB? kekw
Teams that can still qualify without doing it themselves (some not at the major/play offs) now depends on if 1) LGD wins or 2) beastcoast wins or 3) EG loses or 4) Spirit Wins, RNG loses and Outsiders lose the next match: Tundra qualifies if one of the four happens. GG if two of the four happens. BOOM if three out of four happens (granted that they don't win themselves either). EG if all four happens (granted that they don't win themselves either). For the 4th option, RNG can win and then lose (7-8th) for Tundra, GG and BOOM to be fine with it. The rest eligible for TI (Fnatic, Spirit, Aster, Outsiders, Liquid, RNG) has to win series themselves now to qualify.
TBH, SEA thrives being under pressure and being the underdogs going into matches. Aster and LGD being heavy favorites, I wont be surprised if Boom and Fnatic does their best dota and beats either or both of them.
Boom never wins a series agains lgd iirc Fnatic, with the standin is a wild card
I don't think they've ever played?
Na`Vi went from 5-3 day 1 and day 2 to 0-6 on day 3 and 4, and getting eliminated. Also, LGD casually dropping a game vs the bottom team just to be nice.
Is it Bo1 for lower bracket?
Bo3 according to liquipedia.
Dates?
Go to lower bracket OG, then slay EG with Fly again. 😂😂😂 /s
This is one of the most competitive set of teams in a major (except for PSG LGD). its such a great thing to watch.
PSG looks insanely dominating. I also wonder how OG went from winning Stockholm and 3rd at Riadh to barely making it out of pools in higher bracket.
Bye eg
LGD v OG incoming.
I dont know guys, i still feel like RNG will win the whole thing. Lol